It´s quite clear that George is in a profound depression. He finds in the bedroom a place to be isolated. As he thinks in this chapter, it´s a place that suits him at this moment because he doesn´t need to open the door if anybody knocks, or take the phone... It´s up to Jean to encourage people to go upstairs and talk to him because it seems that George is not willing to go out his room. Moreover, George is aware that Jean can´t understand him. She may have been angry or sad, but she has never being depressed.

George finds some relief when she is talking to Katie. Despite of that, it could be better if Katie would have hug him. We can clearly see that necessity when George is lonely with Jacob and hugs him. He was really eager to hug somebody.